Groundwater Authority reimburses two domestic well owners due to declining groundwater levels
At the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board meeting on March 29, the IWVGA board approved motions to reimburse two domestic well owners who had to replace their wells due to declining groundwater levels. IWVGA reimbursed $37,996 for the Halpin Well and $31,082 for the Byerly Well. Reimbursement covers the estimated current value of the exhausted well and the incremental costs of drilling a deeper well. California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requires groundwater basins like the IWV groundwater basin to reach sustainability by 2040. This is why the IWVGA initially formed to draft and implement a Groundwater Sustainability Plan.
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